Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 995 - 993: You Can’t Be Called a Genius

Nightfall descended, and the sky darkened. Noticing it was already late, Lin Feng didn’t leave his room, but sat on the bed, laughing to himself...

Previously, when he was on the island, he had learned from his master about an isolated cultivator world called the Hidden World. He hadn’t expected that he would actually come here. Now that he was in the Hidden World, he felt that this place was rather nice. Compared to the Mortal Realm, the concentration of Spiritual Energy had increased by much, which was very helpful for cultivation.

What made him laugh and cry at the same time was that here he was actually called a mortal, but he didn’t mind that at all. In the Mortal Realm, he had no more challenges; entering this Hidden World was an opportunity for him. Now, he was even more looking forward to his future life. Barring any mishaps, life in the Hidden World must also be very interesting...

In the blink of an eye, early the next morning, Lin Feng headed to the children’s training field. He had already used his Divine Sense to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment, of course knowing where the training field was, and he was even aware of the situation within the training field...

Soon, he arrived at the training area for the juvenile group, located beside the forest. There was a very flat plot of land with blue stones neatly paving the surface, surrounded by a dense concentration of Spiritual Energy. The children also got up very early and were sitting on the blue stones, concentrating on Cultivating their Cultivation Techniques.

However, the children in the field were divided into two groups. One group, of about a dozen children, were dressed quite well and were much stronger than the twenty or so children in the other group. The two groups trained separately, with a wide distance between them, reminiscent of racial discrimination that existed in the Mortal World.

Seeing this situation, Lin Feng frowned, but just as he was about to speak, one of the tall teaching assistants noticed Lin Feng’s arrival and hurried over to greet him.

"Teacher Lin, you’ve arrived. The children are having their morning session. Please familiarize yourself first. Here is the list of the children’s names."

The tall teaching assistant smiled as he introduced the situation to Lin Feng and then handed over the list of children’s names. After all, Lin Feng was a new teacher here, and they, as teaching assistants, obviously knew what to do. Moreover, Xia Lalan had instructed them yesterday to monitor Lin Feng and prevent him from causing trouble, which is why they appeared at the training field so early in the morning, as they usually didn’t come to the training field.

"No need for that. Have them assemble together now; I don’t need to remember who they are right now," Lin Feng waved his hand, refusing the tall teaching assistant’s list, and spoke indifferently. He had his own plans and intended to train the children his way today.

"Ah... this..." The tall teaching assistant was taken aback upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, not expecting him to say such a thing. How could this be allowed? Xia Lalan hadn’t arranged for this!

"Teacher Lin, this training has been arranged by Teacher Xia Lalan, and changing it so abruptly... will delay the children’s..." The tall teaching assistant then explained with difficulty, his words very carefully chosen, implying that if he disturbed the children’s cultivation and Xia Lalan returned to find the children’s progress had fallen behind, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself.

"I’m the young group’s teacher now, and I have the right to train them how I see fit. Have them all gather!" Lin Feng, upon hearing the tall teaching assistant’s words, shook his head and did not explain further, simply stating his intent. The children’s current training methods were incorrect. Since he was going to lead them, he intended to have them train according to his methods.

Last night, he had already used his Divine Sense to learn the general situation of these children. Focusing solely on Cultivating True Qi and neglecting physical development was wrong, and what he was about to do was correct this mistake...

"Alright... okay..." Hearing Lin Feng’s response, the tall teaching assistant realized Lin Feng’s mind was made up. He didn’t say more and reluctantly agreed before gathering the children.

The area was small, and upon the tall teaching assistant’s call, all the children heard and got up to assemble. Even during the assembly, the two groups of children remained apart as if each had their own separate waters. The children were very puzzled, wondering why they were suddenly called together during their morning session.

As they were wondering, Lin Feng walked in front of them, and all at once, they froze. Lin Feng’s attire was not that of the Xia Family, the only explanation being that the person in front of them was from the Secular World. Could this be the much-discussed Lin Feng from yesterday?

"I am your new teacher, my name is Lin Feng. Starting today, you will train according to the methods I specify," Lin Feng spoke as the children looked at him with curious eyes. He noticed their strange looks and introduced himself briefly, intending to make the children listen to him.

"Swoosh!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, the children’s gaze suddenly all turned towards the two teaching assistants by Lin Feng’s side, clearly seeking confirmation if this was indeed true. This was too unexpected, and they found it hard to believe their ears. They hadn’t anticipated Lin Feng to actually become the teacher of the young group!

The two teaching assistants, under the children’s scrutiny, did not speak, but nodded together. Lin Feng was indeed the new teacher of the young group, and even if the children couldn’t believe it, there was no helping it, as they themselves had been equally surprised earlier.

"Now, I will announce today’s training. You will enter the forest from here, and together, you must find a spring thirty li away. Near that spring, there is a tree with red leaves. Each of you must bring back one leaf. This is a group cooperative task, and you’re all aware of the dangers in the forest, so I don’t want to see you in your current state," Lin Feng didn’t wait for the children to respond and promptly announced the day’s training. He had already used his Divine Sense the previous night to survey the surroundings and knew the distribution of Demon Beasts in the forest well. He wanted to use this opportunity to assess the children’s abilities.

What!

This...

This cannot be allowed!

...

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, all the children were instantly stunned. The forest was fraught with danger, and they had always been strictly forbidden to enter. There were demon beasts within, which they had no way to confront. How could this new Teacher Lin allow them to undertake such perilous tasks! To tell the truth, each of them felt panic within their hearts. No matter what, they were still children in their early teens, lacking the courage to face these matters.

"I refuse to be lumped together with those losers! I disagree!" Xia Jianwu, dressed in a cyan short-sleeved shirt, handsome features, and bulkier than any other child, expressed his discontent with an angry tone. Training was one thing, but he couldn’t accept his Seed Group being mixed with those good-for-nothings. His group were all seed contenders for the major competition, nowhere near suitable to act alongside the others.

No sooner had he finished speaking than an angry voice responded.

"Who are you calling a good-for-nothing?" Xia Jianping, slightly shorter than Xia Jianwu, shouted back, his eyes filled with fury. He wouldn’t allow Xia Jianwu to speak of them that way.

"That’s right, I’m talking about you. You wouldn’t listen and follow me, instead you run to the group of losers. Look at you now, you’re becoming more and more useless!" Xia Jianwu immediately retorted back at Xia Jianping, unapologetically targeting him. What could he do? Just a disobedient loser!

"Still better than you, always strutting around like some kind of genius from the Seed Group!"

"We are geniuses, indeed. If you have the skill, surpass us in cultivation. If you have the capability, outperform us!"

"You... you just have access to more resources than we do, that’s all!"

"That too is a type of strength, what nonsense! Without strength, what right do we have to more resources than you!"

"Don’t waste your breath on them, a bunch of good-for-nothings!"

...

The two groups of children began to argue, with Xia Jianwu’s ten or so children brimming with arrogance, scorning the twenty-something children of Xia Jianping’s side, considering them a waste of resources and unworthy to be associated with geniuses like themselves. Meanwhile, Xia Jianping’s group was seething with anger, each of them desperate for a chance to prove themselves. However, the problem was that Xia Jianwu’s group inherently had access to far more cultivation resources, and no matter how hard they worked, without sufficient resources, they would not be able to catch up.

Just as the two groups were about to descend into angry argument and potentially come to blows...

"Shut up, all of you!" Just at this moment, Lin Feng couldn’t stand it anymore and snapped at them from the side. His voice was not very loud, but it carried an authoritative tone, instantly silencing the squabble between the two groups.

"In my eyes, there are no such things as geniuses. You consider yourself a genius?" Lin Feng asked Xia Jianwu calmly, after the children had stopped their bickering. Regardless of what happened before, he was starting to teach the youth group, and the youth group would have to do as he saw fit.

"Of course, I am. I’m eleven years old, and when I was eight, I became an early-stage expert in the Mortal Realm. At ten, I advanced to the middle-stage. Unquestionably the top in our family’s younger generation, if I’m not a genius, who is? Unlike those who’ve barely become early-stage Mortal Realm experts or haven’t even reached that level yet, they don’t deserve to be paired with me!" Upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, Xia Jianwu did not hold back, speaking proudly and confidently, his eyes filled with arrogance.

Mortal Realm?

Lin Feng silently took in Xia Jianwu’s words, thoroughly assessing him and swiftly penetrating through Xia Jianwu’s strength, immediately understanding how the Hidden World gauged one’s prowess. It dawned on him that what was considered A-level in the Secular World corresponded to early-stage Mortal Realm here, AA-level to the middle-stage Mortal Realm, and AAA-level to the late-stage Mortal Realm. These thoughts flashed through his mind briefly, giving him a sense of how the Hidden World classified different levels.

"Just that?" After listening to Xia Jianwu, Lin Feng shook his head and questioned again dismissively. This could hardly be called genius.

"Teacher Lin, what do you mean by that?" Xia Jianwu had expected this new teacher to acknowledge his genius. But Lin Feng seemed indifferent and even made such a comment, puzzling him as to Lin Feng’s intentions.

"I mean exactly that, you can’t be considered a genius." Lin Feng shook his head and responded indifferently to Xia Jianwu, insinuating that if what he described qualified as genius, then the term ’genius’ wouldn’t hold much value anymore.